A Long Winter’s Nap and Other Ramblings

Aren’t you ready for a long winter’s nap?  We sure are!  This is a little game the boys have been playing for about a month.  If you say "Night, Night, _____ (insert boy name)", they hit the deck, thumb in mouth, and get in sleeping position.  I really need to get it on video – …

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The Fog Is Lifting….

Hello faithful readers and praying friends!  An enormous thank you for your prayers and sweet encouragement this week.  I’m elated to share with you that the fog is lifting over Casa de Murray!!!!   It is music to hear the boys giggling, chatting, and arguing (okay, that’s a stretch) with one another again.  I missed my …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 07

Question from readers: “Will you keep writing more REWINDS?” Answer: Since you’re still reading, I’ll keep writing.  After all, there’s much more to be told.  I wouldn’t leave you hanging forever without closure, now would I? Before I begin I must get this off my chest… I have been completely humbled and blessed by “meeting” …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 06

Shortly after letting out my "Bahama Mama Braids", Brad and I made the decision to try one more round of the low-dose hormone treatments before going the adoption route. I’m not sure what to attribute it to (trusting God more, less nerves, prayer, timing, the idea of adoption) but the load seemed lighter this time.  …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 05

Picking up where I left off… God answered our prayers. And He answered with a  "No". BFN. (Big Fat Negative) I can’t say that I was overjoyed with His answer. In fact, it was hard to comprehend. Why would He instill this deep desire to have a child and yet leave me with empty arms?  …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 04

A variety of diagnostic tests followed my first RE appointment, in effort to rule one thing after another out, and nail down a reason for my "brokenness". Needles have never bothered me much, although my veins don’t seem too fond of them.  (I’m the girl who makes even the most confident phlebotomist nervous by the …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 03

(To Catch up on Rewinds Click HERE.) After a few months of me being unresponsive to minimal treatment, my regular girl doc, referred me to the dreaded "Reproductive Endocrinologist".  It was all so… Overwhelming. Disappointing. Complicated. Confusing. Embarrassing. I now knew that I had PCOS (in rare form), but I thought I would be "fixable".  …

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Keepin’ It Real Rewinds 02

Note: I’m sharing a part of our story in this post that has only been shared with a small handful of individuals. It’s a part of our story that is extremely personal for me, but I feel burdened to share it with you, in the hope that I can be a support to someone else …

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